Abu Sabet: Interim government chief advisor of the Bangladesh Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus civic reception has been cancelled. Many rumors are going on among the Bangladeshis living in New York about the reason why the. Despite the media reports mentioning the names of more expatriates joining the limited seats of the ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel adjacent to Times Square in Manhattan, sensational information was found as the main reason for the cancellation of his civic reception. A large number of United States Awami League leaders and activists have been found in the list of casualties.Therefore civil reception of Dr. Muhammad Yunus has been canceled to avoid unpleasant incidents.
According to a reliable source, Since start of preparations for the civil reception of the chief adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus the list of guests has been sent to the Bangladesh Consul General’s office in New York by various groups and organizations in New York. The 600-seat Marriott Marquis Hotel ballroom has a guest list of more than 2,200. A large number of Awami League leaders and activists have been added to that list in various media. In addition, when various groups and organizations in New York began to struggle around the reception, there was an adverse reaction. Government officials and employees of Bangladesh Consulate in New York were embarrassed by this. In this situation they sent a message to Dhaka. To avoid unpleasant incidents Dr. Muhammad Yunus civic reception has been cancelled, the source said.
Meanwhile, a number of groups in New York also started extortion based on the civil reception of the chief advisor of the interim government Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus which beat the extortion of Awami League during the civil reception of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the last 16 years. Local Awami League leaders and activists earned millions of dollars by giving Sheikh Hasina a civil reception every time in New York.
But this time a journalist was one step ahead by claiming to be close to Dr. Yunus. He promotes Dr. Yunus is like a close friend. No camera other than his tv camera can record the reception and press conference. It is heard that he will do everything. This matter has also created quite a sensation in New York.
It should be noted that he was supposed to be officially given a civil reception in the ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel next to Times Square in Manhattan on the evening of Thursday, September 26. The event was jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations and the Consul General of Bangladesh in New York. Acknowledged cancellation of civic reception. Officials of the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the Bangladesh Embassy said that the guest list of the 600-seat Marriott Marquis Hotel ballroom has accumulated more than 2,200. Among these, the names of Awami League leaders and activists have also come through various means. We are very embarrassed about this. We don’t want any untoward incident to happen in the current situation.
Dr. Muhammad Yunus will address the United Nations on September 27. Tensions started in different quarters of New York with his civic reception. Meetings and press conferences were going on almost every day. Various organizations in New York have expressed interest in giving the chief advisor a civic reception, but none have been granted permission.
Interim government chief advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus civic reception has been cancelled.
A hefty advance is also paid to hotel authorities for hotel bookings for civic receptions. In the meantime, various organizations of expatriate Bangladeshis started to fight. A member of the BNP pro ground boil civic society, Bangladesh Society, which is run by Jamaat-BNP and Awami League leaders and activists. The citizens were desperate to give Dr. Muhammad Yunus a reception. The United States Awami League, famous for the September League, announced the protest program. When various groups and organizations began to protest, the civic reception was canceled as a result of adverse reactions at home and abroad.
The government has to pay huge sums of money for hotel booking as the civic reception of interim government chief advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus civic reception has been cancelled. Advance payment is made to the hotel authority for hotel bookings about two to three months in advance. However, there is no guarantee of full refund. However, Bangladesh Consul General in New York Najmul Huda is hoping to get back to some extent.
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